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Socials Studies 7th
Government, Economics, Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unlimited power by one person, citizen has little if any role in the government. | Autocracy |
| A group of people have total power, citizen has very limited role. | Oligarchy |
| Ruled by the people, citizens are most likely to directly participate. Ex. U.S. | Democracy |
| Voters elect members to the parliament (legislature.) | Parliamentary Democracy |
| Voters elect legislatures, voters elect (indirectly) the president. | Presidential Democracy |
| One central government controls everything. | Unitary |
| A voluntary group of Independent states that agrees to follow a standard set of laws. | Confederation |
| Power is shared by a powerful central government and equally powerful, smaller states or provincial governments. | Federal |
| A group of Islands | Archipelago |
| A man-made waterway, for irrigation or transportation | Canal |
| An area of land formed by deposits at the mouth of a river. | Delta |
| An area of land with little rainfall or vegetation. | Desert |
| An extension of sea partly surrounded by land, larger than a bay. | Gulf |
| An area of land rising much higher than the land around it, with steep slopes and pointed or rounded tops. | Mountain range |
| A long piece of land surrounded on three sides by water. | Peninsula |
| A large area of flat or gently rolling land. | Plain |
| A large elevated area of flat land. | Plateau |
| A stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water, narrower than a channel. | Strait |
| The amount of a good or service that is avalible for use. | Supply |
| The desire for a certain good or service. | Demand |
| Naturally occurring materials such as coal, fertile, land, and water that can be used by man. | Natural resource |
| A natural resource like wood that can be renewed. | Renewable resource |
| The quantity and quality of human effort directed towards producing goods and service. (Labor force) | Human capital |
| Resources are limited, so people can't have all the good and services they want. | Scarcity |
| Economic decisions are based on a country's or society's customs and habit. | Traditional economy |
| When a country combine elements of market and command. | Mixed economy |
| Total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. | GDP (Gross Domestic Product) |
| A person who combines resources to create a new business. | Entrepreneur |
| Goods produced within one country and sold outside of the country. | Exports |
| Goods/services produced in other countries. | Imports |
| A TAX on imports and exports. | Tariff |
| A restriction or limit on the amount of a good that can be imported (government imposed) | Quota |
| A government ban on certain imports for political or economic reasons. | Embargo |
| An economy where decisions are ONLY made by the government. | Command economy |
| An economy where all decisions are made by the people. | Market economy |
| A focus on one product or service. | Specialization |
| More than what is needed. | Surplus |
| Something with a limited amount, once you use it all it's gone. | Nonrenewable sesource |
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